Ticket sales for USA-Panama qualifier in Seattle at about 27,000 (Wednesday links)

Tickets for a June 11 World Cup qualifier between the U.S. men’s national team and Panama — a game to be played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle — went on sale to the public Tuesday morning.

About 24 hours later, ticket sales were about 27,000, according to a U.S. Soccer spokesman. The figure was first reported by Jeremiah Oshan and has been subsequently confirmed.

Capacity has been set at 42,000 (in accordance with city code due to a Mariners home game across the street at the same time), but there have been slight hints that it could grow if interest demanded as much.

Elsewhere, a June 18 qualifier versus Honduras in Rio Tinto Stadium has already sold out its 20,000 capacity.